§ [The references are to Bill (125) as first printed for the House of Commons.]
§ In the Title, line 6, after ("tribunals;") insert ("to require the giving of reasons for certain decisions of tribunals and Ministers;")
§ In the Title, line 9, after ("Lords;") insert ("to make further provision with respect to the appointment and qualifications of General Commissioners of Income Tax, and provision for the payment o allowances to General and Additional Commissioners;")
§ Clause 1, page 1, line 18, leave out ("particular")
§ Clause 1, page 2, line 41, after ("Act)") insert ("and the Part substituted for the said Part II by the Third Schedule to that Act in its 494 application to the Senate and the House of Commons of Northern Ireland,")
§ Clause 1, page 2, line 41,leave out from ("effect") to ("as") in line 42
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Clause 1, page 2, line 41,line 46, at end insert—
("(9) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall authorise or require the Council to deal with any matter with respect to which the Parliament of Northern Ireland has power to make laws.")
§ Clause 2, page 3, line 4, leave out ("particular")
§ Clause 2, page 3, line 6, leave out ("particular")
§ Clause 2, page 3, line 17, leave out ("a particular matter") and insert ("any such matter as is mentioned in paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section one of this Act.")
§ Clause 2, page 3, line 27, leave out particular")
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Clause 3, page 5, line 2, at end insert—
("(10) In relation to any of the tribunals referred to in the foregoing provisions of this section which sits in Northern Ireland, this section shall have effect with the substitution for any reference to the lord Chancellor of a reference to the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.")
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Clause 5, page 6, line 19, at end insert—
("() the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Court of Session and the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, if the tribunal sits in all parts of the United Kingdom;")
§ Clause 5, page 6, line 21, leave out from ("sits") to end of line 22 and insert ("in all parts of Great Britain;
§ () the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, if the tribunal sits both in 'England and Wales and in Northern Ireland;")
§ Clause 5, page 6, line 23, leave out ("in Scotland") and insert ("outside England and Wales;")
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Clause 5, page 6, line 26, at end insert—
("() the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, if the tribunal sits only in Northern Ireland:")
§ THE LORD CHANCELLORI gather there is no dissent from what I have said, and with your Lordships' approval I will move Amendments Nos. 1 to 15 formally. I have already explained what they are. I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendments.
§ Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendments.—(The Lord Chancellor.)
§ LORD LUCAS OF CHILWORTHMy Lords, in connection with Amendment No. 3 and the following consequential Amendments, I should like to express my thanks to the noble and learned Viscount for meeting 'the wishes of all sides of the House, which were expressed 495 on both the Committee and the Report stages, that the work of the Council on Tribunals should be widened to take in matters of general interest and not confined to matters of particular interest. I think the noble and learned Viscount has conceded that we were right in what we said, and we can only hope that this minor-looking alteration, but which I think is a major one, dealing with the work of the Council on Tribunals, will do something which we all desire.
§ THE LORD CHANCELLORMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Lucas of Chilworth. I think we have met the spirit which obtained in every part of the House, and I hope that the Council will be able to function well with these Orders.
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.